Wall furniture



Sept. 15, 1925. 1,553,821

V. E. JOHNSON.

WALL FURNITURE v Filed April 14. 1924 2 Sheot-s-Sheet 1 IE'ZL- f L/j//ffvf iw /fY Fn' F11 @f |T-1 rah I guur/Mbo@ Sept. l5, 1925.

\ I V. E.' JOHNSON WALL FU'RNHURE Filed April 14. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2awww/woz Patented Slept. 15, 1.925.

VICTOR E. JOHNSON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF 'ro .mssnA.

SNYDER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

WALL FURNITURE.

To all 'whom t may coment:

Be it known that I, Vieron E. JoHNsoN, a citizen of. the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wall Furniture; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descri tion' of theinvention, such as will4 enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same. v A

' My invention relates to improvements in furnitureadapted tofold intoor against a wall when not in use,'and the present dis-..

closureis directed to a folding ta le and a pair of folding seatstherefor, the object .being to provide an exceptionally simple andinexpensive, yet a highly desirable construction,'for producing anarticle of thischaracter, or some analogous article, such as an ironingboard, folding bed, etc.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, the description beingsupplemented by the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is an elevationshowing the table and seats in folded position.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view.

Figure 4v is an elevation with the table and seats extended for use.

Figures 5 and 6 are sectional views as indicated by lines 5 5 and 6-6 ofFig. 4.

In the drawings above briefly described, the numerals 1 designate a pairof horizontally spaced vertical bars whichmay be secured in any vdesiredmanner to a wall of a room. Spaced laterally from the bars l andldispxosed in a common verticalplane therewit additional vertical bars 2have been shown. The upper and lower ends of the bars 1 and 2 may wellbe secured to horizontal bars 3 and 4 respectively. and for securing allof these bars to the wall, I prefer to use screws 5 whose heads may wellpass through cup-washers 6 as shownin Fig. 6. Inasmuch as the bars 1, 2,8 and 4 are rigidly fastened together forming a rigid open rectan larframe, and as will be hereinafter exp ained the other parts of thedevice are secured to the frame, the entire device may be assembledprior to being secured to a -Application filed April 14, 1924. SerialN0. 706,508.

wall or the like and may be applied to the `wall as a unit.

Secured to the inner opposed sides of the bars 1, are two lat,vertieal,metal'plates 7 ,which preferably extend from end to end lof the bars l..Each of the plates 7 and 8 is formed with a-vertical longitudinal slot9 in front of its respective carrying bar, and

each slot is provided with an outwardly and downwardly curved upper end10.

A rectangular table top 11 is received normallty :between the bars l andis provided at its ends with trunnions l2 received in the slots'9 of theplates 7, .said trunnions being preferably formed by the ends of a rod13 secured across one end of said table top. A leg vstructure 14 ishinged at 15 to the other end of the table top and normally lies againstits outer side as shown in Fig. 1, the trunnions 12 being then at thelower ends of their receiving slots 9.v Whenever desired however, thv.table may be quickly mbved to an operative position, in which positionits innerend is supported by the trunnions 12 and the slot ends 10 withwhich they co-act, while the leg structure 14 then comes into play tosupport the outer end of said table top. Suitable catches 16 or thelike, are employed to hold the top 11 in the folded position shown inFigs. l and 2.

Received normally between the bars l and 2, are a pair of seats 17having trunnions 18-at one end, preferably formed by the Vends of rods19 secured across said seats. The other ends of the seats are providedwith hinged legs 20. The trunnions 18 are received in the slotsf9 of theplates 8 and they co-act with the upper ends of said slots to supportthe inner endsA of the seats in expensively constructed, andit will bevery desirable, as the table and seats may be quickly and easilyextended for use, or folded compactly, when not in use.

As excellent results may be obtained from the exact details disclosed,they are preferably followed, but within Ithe scope Of the invention asclaimed, minor changes may be made and itv will be understood also thatother articles, such as ironing boards and folding beds, may beconstructed in accordance with the invention.

It may be added that I prefer to secure washers 22 to the edges of thetable top ll and the seats 17, adjacent their trunnions, which washersprevent dragging of such edges on the plates 7 and 8.

I claim:

l. Vall furniture comprising a pair Of fixed vertical metal platesdisposed in spaced parallel planes, each of said plates having avertical slot and each slot having an Outwardly and downwardly curvedupper end,

a support disposed between said plates andA having laterally projectingtrunnions at one end extending into said slots, a leg hinged tO saidsupport adjacent the other end thereof for co-action with said trunnionsand said slot ends in holding the support in a horizontal position, anda latch to engage the upper edge of said support whenin a verticalposition between said plates to hold it in such position.

2. A device of the class described Oomprising a rigid open rectangularframe having upper and lower horizontal bars and spaced vertical bars,metal plates secured to uprightl edges of said vertical bars, saidplates -heing provided with vertical slots having their upper endscurved downwardly, a support disposed between said plates and havinglaterally projecting trunnions at one end extending into said slots, anda leg hinged to said support adjacent the other end thereof forcO-action with said trun- .nions and said slot ends in holding saidsupport horizontally.

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

VICTOR E. JOHNSON.

